Jackson State–Southern football rivalry
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 30, 1929 Southern, 98–0 |
| Latest meeting | December 7, 2024 Jackson State, 41–13 |
| Next meeting | 2025 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 72 |
| All-time series | Tied, 35–35 (not including 2 vacated wins) |
| Largest victory | Southern, 98–0 (1929) Jackson State, 41–0 (1981) |
| Longest win streak | Southern, 8 (2013–2021) Jackson State, 7 (1977–1983) |
| Current win streak | Jackson State, 5 (2021–present) |
The Jackson State–Southern football rivalry, often informally called the BoomBox Classic, is a college football rivalry between the Tigers of Jackson State University (JSU) and the Jaguars of Southern University (SU). An annual conference game between two historically black universities in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), its location usually rotates between JSU's Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi and SU's A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but it has also been held at larger venues to accommodate the large crowds that the game draws. As of 2023, the Jaguars lead the series 35–33, not including two wins that Southern was ordered to vacate by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).